Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer
Civil Liberties Prize
The Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize was established in spring 2007 by alumnus Roy C. Palmer ’62 and his wife, Susan M. Palmer, to honor a work of scholarship exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society.
The $10,000 prize is designed to encourage and reward public debate among scholars on current issues affecting the rights of individuals and the responsibilities of governments throughout the world. (View announcement of 2011 prize winner.)
Roy Palmer, a lawyer and real estate developer, is a 1962 honors graduate of Chicago-Kent and a member of its board of overseers. He and his wife, Susan, active in numerous civic, social and philanthropic organizations, are the recipients of the 1997 Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award of the National Society of Fundraising Executives.
In 2006, the Palmers pledged a $1 million gift to Chicago-Kent earmarked to support the expansion of the law school’s campus, located in a rapidly developing area of downtown Chicago. The Palmers reside in Sarasota, Florida.
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